Edexcel 2024 Predicted Paper 2 and 3 Exam Questions by Topic – Higher Tier

This document contains Exam questions on topics that did not come up on paper 1. The topic list here is
comprehensive but not exhaustive and should not be the only thing that you rely on for revision. The Exam
questions in here are sourced from Edexcel past papers, Edexcel specimen papers and Edexcel mock
papers.

Contents
Number
Q1-2 Standard Form
Q3-4 HCF LCM Problems

Ratio and Proportion

Q5-12 Ratio and Proportion
Q13-18 Compound Measure
Q19-20 Growth and Decay Compound interest
Q21-25 Direct and Inverse Proportion

Geometry
Q26-30 Angles in parallel lines and angles in polygons
Q31-37 Pythagoras and right-angled triangle trigonometry
Q38-41 Non-right-angle triangle trigonometry
Q42-43 Enlargement
Q44-45 Constructions
Q46-48 Similar Shape volumes and surface area
Q49-53 Circle theorems
Q54-58 Vectors
Q59-62 Cones Spheres Cylinders Volume and Surface Area

Algebra
Q63-70 Linear equations, quadratic equations, factorising
Q71-72 Simultaneous Equations non-linear
Q73-74 Completing the Square
Q75-76 Functions
Q77-80 Inequality regions and Quadratic Inequalities
Q81-82 Changing the Subject
Q83-84 Algebraic Fraction
Q85-87 Algebraic Proof
Q89-90 Graphical Solving

Probability
Q91-96 Estimate Mean and Cumulative Frequency
Q97-98 Probability Tree Diagrams
Q1.
(a) Write 0.000451 in standard form.

...........................................................
(1)

(b) Work out

Give your answer in standard form.

...........................................................
(2)
(Total for question = 3 marks)
Q2.
The table gives the populations of each of five countries in 2014

(a) Write 9.7 × 107 as an ordinary number.

...........................................................
(1)
The population of Russia in 2014 was 140000000

(b) Write 140000000 in standard form.

...........................................................
(1)
In 2014, there were more people living in China than were living in the USA.

(c) How many more?

Give your answer in standard form.

...........................................................
(2)
In 2014, the population of India was k times the population of Mexico.

(d) Work out the value of k.

Give your answer to the nearest whole number.
k = ...........................................................
(2)
(Total for question = 6 marks)
Q3.

(a) Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 3780 and 3240
Give your answer as a product of prime factors.

...........................................................
(2)

(b) Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 3780 and 3240
Give your answer as a product of prime factors.

...........................................................
(2)
(Total for question = 4 marks)
Q4.
The highest common factor (HCF) of 140 and x is 20

The lowest common multiple (LCM) of 140 and x is 420

Find the value of x.

x = ...........................................................

(Total for question = 2 marks)

Q5.
Mariana sells bags of bird food.

The bags that Mariana sold last week each contained 12 kg of seeds.

The bags that she is going to sell next week will each contain a mixture of nuts and seeds where for each
bag

weight of nuts : weight of seeds = 4 : 5

The total weight of the nuts and the seeds in each bag will be 19.35 kg

The weight of seeds in each bag that Mariana sells next week will be less than the weight of seeds in
each bag that Mariana sold last week.

Work out this decrease as a percentage of the weight of seeds in each bag that Mariana sold last week.
Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

........................................................... %

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q6.
Lisa, Max and Punita share £240 in the ratio 3 : 4 : 8

How much more money than Lisa does Punita get?

£...........................................................
(Total for question = 3 marks)
Q7.
Behnaz makes 300 celebration cards so that

of the birthday cards have numbers on them.

36% of the anniversary cards have numbers on them.

None of the congratulations cards have numbers on them.

Work out what fraction of the 300 cards have numbers on them.

Give your answer in its simplest form.

...........................................................
(Total for question = 5 marks)
Q8.
Sandeep wants to buy some packets of pens and some boxes of pencils for his stationery shop.

Each packet of pens contains 9 pens.

Each box of pencils contains 12 pencils.

Each packet of pens costs £7.60

Each box of pencils costs £4.80

Sandeep can only buy full packets of pens and full boxes of pencils.

He wants to buy exactly the same number of pens as pencils.

Work out the minimum amount Sandeep needs to pay.

£ ...........................................................
Total for question = 4 marks)
Q9.
There are 90 counters in a bag.
Each counter in the bag is either red or blue so that

the number of red counters : the number of blue counters = 2 : 13

Li is going to put some more red counters in the bag so that

the probability of taking at random a red counter from the bag is

Work out the number of red counters that Li is going to put in the bag.

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q10.
In a box, there are only green sweets, orange sweets and yellow sweets.

There are 280 sweets in the box so that

the number of green sweets : the number of orange sweets = 2 : 3
and
the number of orange sweets : the number of yellow sweets = 1 : 5
Work out how many green sweets there are in the box.

...........................................................
(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q11.
C grams of chocolate is shared in the ratios 2 : 5 : 8
The difference between the largest share and the smallest share is 390 grams.

Work out the value of C

C = ...........................................................
(Total for question = 3 marks)
Q12.
The people working for a company work in Team A or in Team B.

number of people in Team A : number of people in Team B = 3 : 4

of Team A work full time.

24% of Team B work full time.

Work out what fraction of the people working for the company work full time.
Give your fraction in its simplest form.

...........................................................
(Total for question = 3 marks)
Q13.

The average speed for an aeroplane flight from Dubai to London is 750 km/h.
The flight time from Dubai to London is 7 hours 18 minutes.

(a) Work out the flight distance from Dubai to London.

........................................................... km
(3)
(b) Change 750 kilometres per hour to a speed in metres per second.
Give your answer correct to the nearest whole number.

........................................................... m/s
(3)
(Total for question = 6 marks)
Q14.
An aeroplane travelled from New York City to Los Angeles.

The aeroplane travelled a distance of 3980 kilometres in 5 hours 24 minutes.

Work out the average speed of the aeroplane.

Give your answer in kilometres per hour correct to the nearest whole number.

........................................................... kilometres per hour

(Total for question = 3 marks)
Q15.
A car travels a distance of 63.5 km, correct to the nearest 0.5 km.
The car takes 45.8 minutes correct to 1 decimal place.

Work out the lower bound for the average speed of the car.
Show your working clearly.
Give your answer in km/h correct to 1 decimal place.

........................................................... km/h
(Total for question = 4 marks)
Q16. The diagram shows a solid cube.
The cube is placed on a table so that the whole of one face of the cube is in contact with
the table.

The cube exerts a force of 56 newtons on the table.

The pressure on the table due to the cube is 0.14 newtons/cm2

Work out the volume of the cube.

........................................................... cm3

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q17.
Rachael walks to school.
The distance to school is 2.8 km, correct to the nearest 0.1 km.
She walks at a speed of 5 km/h, correct to the nearest km/h.

Calculate the upper bound, in minutes, for the time Rachael takes to walk to school.

........................................................... minutes
(Total for Question is 3 marks)
Q18.
A cylinder is placed on the ground.

The height of the cylinder is 18 cm.

The force exerted by the cylinder on the ground is 72 newtons.

The pressure on the ground due to the cylinder is 1.4 newtons / cm2

Work out the volume of the cylinder.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

........................................................... cm3
(Total for question = 4 marks)
Q19.
Liam invests £8000 in a savings account for 4 years.
The savings account pays compound interest at a rate of
4.5% for the first year
2.75% for all subsequent years.
(a) Work out the value of Liam's investment at the end of 4 years.

£...........................................................
(3)
Max invests some money in a savings bond.
The savings bond pays interest at a rate of 2% per year.

At the end of the first year, his savings bond is worth £5763

(b) How much money did Max invest in the savings bond?

£...........................................................
(3)
(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q20.
On 1st January 2016 Li bought a boat for $170 000
The value of the boat depreciates by 8% per year.

Work out the value of the boat on 1st January 2019

Give your answer correct to the nearest dollar.

$ ...........................................................
(Total for question = 3 marks)
Q21.

P is inversely proportional to the square of q.

When q = 2, P = 12.8

(a) Find a formula for P in terms of q.

...........................................................
(3)
(b) Find the value of P when q = 8

...........................................................
(1)
(Total for question = 4 marks)
Q22.
M varies directly as the cube of h

M = 4 when h = 0.5

Find the value of h when M = 500

...........................................................

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q23.
y is directly proportional to x3
When x = 10, y = 250
(a) Find a formula for y in terms of x.

x = ...........................................................
(3)
(b) Calculate the value of x when y = 54

x = ...........................................................
(2)

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q24.

y is inversely proportional to
x is directly proportional to T3

Given that y = 8 when T = 25

find the exact value of T when y = 27

T = ...........................................................
(Total for question = 4 marks)
Q25. A, r and T are three variables.

A is proportional to T2
A is also proportional to r3

T = 47 when r = 0.25

Find r when T = 365

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

...........................................................
(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q26.

ABCD and FGHI are parallel straight lines.

EBGJ and ECH are straight lines.

BE = CE
Angle BEC = 44°

Work out the size of angle JGH.

Give a reason for each stage of your working.

........................................................... °
(Total for question = 5 marks)
Q27.
Work out the size of each exterior angle of a regular polygon with 15 sides.

........................................................... °
(Total for Question is 2 marks)

Q28.

The diagram shows two congruent regular pentagons and part of a regular n-sided
polygon A.
Two sides of each of the regular pentagons and two sides of A meet at the point P.
Calculate the value of n.
Show your working clearly.

n = ...........................................................

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q29.

BCD and AFE are straight lines.

Show that BCD is parallel to AFE.

Give reasons for your working.

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q30.

EFG is a triangle.
AB is parallel to CD.

(a) Write down the value of p

p = ...........................................................
(1)
(b) Write down the value of q

q = ...........................................................
(1)
Here is a hexagon.

(c) Work out the value of x

x = ...........................................................
(3)

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q31.

The diagram shows a shape made up of three semicircles, enclosing a right-angled triangle.

AB, BC and CA are each the diameter of a semicircle.

BC = CA = 6 cm.

Work out the perimeter of the shape.

Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

........................................................... cm

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q32.
The diagram shows triangle PQR.

Work out the value of x

Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

x = ...........................................................
(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q34.

Work out the value of x.

Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

x = ...........................................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q33.
The diagram shows a prism.

Triangle PQR is a cross section of the prism.

PR = 20 cm
MP = 12cm
Angle PRQ = 30°
Angle PQR = 90°

Calculate the size of the angle that the line MR makes with the plane RQLN.
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

........................................................... °

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q35.

The diagram shows triangle ABC.

D is the point on AB, such that CD is perpendicular to AB.
AC = 8.3 cm.
AD = 4.7 cm.
BD = 7.5 cm.

Calculate the size of angle ABC.

Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

...........................................................°
(Total for Question is 4 marks)

Q36.
The diagram shows right-angled triangle ABD

AB = 14 cm AD = 8 cm

C is the point on BD such that angle BAC = 38°

Work out the length of CD

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

........................................................... cm
(Total for question = 4 marks)
Q37.

PSR is a straight line.

Angle PSQ = 90°

PS = 8.4cm
Angle QPS = 38°
Angle SQR = 44°

Work out the length of QR.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

........................................................... cm

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q38.
Here is a triangle ABC

The area of the triangle is (x2 + x − 3.75) cm2

Find the size of the largest angle in triangle ABC

Give your answer correct to the nearest degree.

...........................................................°

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q39.
ABCD is a quadrilateral.

The area of triangle ACD is 250 cm2

Calculate the area of the quadrilateral ABCD.

Show your working clearly.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

........................................................... cm2
(Total for question = 6 marks)
Q40.
ABCD is a kite.

AB = 3 cm
BC = 8 cm
Angle ABC = 110°

Calculate the area of the kite ABCD.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

........................................................... cm2
(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q41.
ABCDE is a square-based pyramid.

AE = BE = CE = DE = 12 cm
AB = 15 cm

Calculate the size of angle DEB.

Give your answer to the nearest degree.

........................................................... °
(Total for question = 4 marks)
Q42.

(a) Describe fully the single transformation that maps triangle A onto triangle B.

.............................................................................................................................................

.............................................................................................................................................
(3)

(b) On the grid, translate triangle A by the vector

(1)

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q43.

On the grid, enlarge the shaded shape with scale factor and centre (1, 2)

(Total for question = 2 marks)

Q44.
Use ruler and compasses to construct the bisector of angle PQR.
You must show all your construction lines.

(Total for question = 2 marks)

Q45.
Use ruler and compasses only to construct the perpendicular bisector of line AB
You must show all your construction lines.

(Total for question = 2 marks)

Q46.
A and B are two similar vases.

The vases are such that

surface area of vase B = × surface area of vase A

and that

volume of vase A – volume of vase B = 541.8 cm3

Calculate the volume of vase B

........................................................... cm3
(Total for question = 4 marks)
Q47.

Zane buys mineral water in large bottles and in small bottles.

The large bottles are mathematically similar to the small bottles.
Large bottles have a height of 32 cm and a volume of 2000 cm3
Small bottles have a volume of 500 cm3

Work out the height of a small bottle.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

........................................................... cm
(Total for question = 3 marks)
Q48.
A statue and a model of the statue are mathematically similar.

The statue has a total surface area of 3600 cm2

The model has a total surface area of 625 cm2

The volume of the model is 750 cm3

Work out the volume of the statue.

........................................................... cm3
(Total for question = 3 marks)
Q49.

A, B, C and D are points on a circle.

PA is a tangent to the circle.
Angle PAD = 39°
Angle BCD = 103°
Calculate the size of angle ADB.

...........................................................°

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q50.

A, B, C and D are points on a circle, centre O.

AOD is a diameter of the circle.

Angle CBD = 28°

Angle BDA = 32°

Find the size of angle BDC.

Give a reason for each stage of your working.

........................................................... °
(Total for question = 4 marks)
Q51.
D, E, F and G are points on a circle, centre O

EOG is a diameter of the circle.

Angle EGD = 42°

Calculate the size of angle DFG

Give a reason for each stage of your working.

Angle DFG = ........................................................... °

(Total for question = 4 marks)
Q52.

D, E, F, G and H are points on a circle.

Angle EGH = 67°
(a) Find the size of angle EFH.

...........................................................°
(1)
Find the size of angle EFH.

...........................................................°
(ii) Give a reason for your answer.
..............................................................................................................................................
(2)

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q53.

L, M and P are points on a circle, centre O

Angle LMP = 48°

(a) (i) Write down the size of angle LOP

...........................................................°

(ii) Give a reason for your answer.

.............................................................................................................................................
(2)
Q, R, S and T are points on a circle.
ATB is the tangent to the circle at T

Angle STR = 26°

Angle RQT = 73°

(b) Work out the size of angle STA

Give a reason for each stage in your working.

...........................................................°
(3)

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q54.

The diagram shows trapezium ABCD.

BC is parallel to AD
AD = 3BC

(a) Find, in terms of b and c, the vector

Give your answer in its simplest form.

...........................................................
(2)
The point P lies on the line AC such that AP : PC = 2 : 1

(b) Is BPD a straight line?

Show your working clearly.

(4)
(Total for question = 6 marks)
Q55.

AB is parallel to DC
DC = 2AB
M is the midpoint of BC
= 2b
= 4a

(a) Find in terms of a and b.

Give your answer in its simplest form.

...........................................................
(2)
N is the point such that DCN is a straight line and DC : CN = 2 : 1
(b) Show that AMN is a straight line.

(2)

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q56.

PQR is a triangle.
The midpoint of PQ is W.
X is the point on QR such that QX : XR = 2 : 1
PRY is a straight line.

(a) Find, in terms of a and b,

(i)

...........................................................

(ii)

...........................................................

(iii)

...........................................................
(3)

R is the midpoint of the straight line PRY.

(b) Use a vector method to show that WXY is a straight line.

(2)
(Total for question = 5 marks)
Q57.

ABC is a triangle.
The midpoint of BC is M.
P is a point on AM.

Find the ratio AP : PM

...........................................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q58.
ABCD is a parallelogram and ADM is a straight line.

K is the point on AB such that AK : AB = λ : 1

L is the point on CD such that CL : CD = μ : 1
KLM is a straight line.

Given that λ : μ = 1 : 2

use a vector method to find the value of λ and the value of μ

λ = ...........................................................

μ = ...........................................................

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q59.

A solid cone has a slant height of 9 cm.

The curved surface area of the cone is 100 cm2.

Calculate the volume of the cone.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

........................................................... cm3

(Total for question is 5 marks)

Q60.
The diagram shows a sphere of diameter x cm and a pyramid ABCDE with a horizontal rectangular base
BCDE.

The vertex A of the pyramid is vertically above the centre O of the base so that
AB = AC = AD = AE.

BC = x cm, CD = 2x cm and AO = 5x cm.

The volume of the sphere is 288π cm3

Calculate the total surface area of the pyramid.

Give your answer correct to the nearest cm2

........................................................... cm2
(Total for question = 6 marks)
Q61.

A solid metal cube has sides of length 125 mm, correct to 3 significant figures.

The cube is melted down and the metal used to make solid spheres.
The volume of each sphere is to be 140 cm3, correct to the nearest 10 cm3

Work out the greatest number of spheres that could be made from the metal.
Show your working clearly.

...........................................................

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q62.

The diagram shows two solid shapes, shape A and shape B.

Shape A is made of a hemisphere and a cone.
Shape B is a cylinder.

For shape A
radius of the hemisphere is 36 cm
radius of the base of the cone is 36 cm
height of the cone is 53 cm
For shape B
radius of the cylinder is r cm
height of the cylinder is 2r cm
The volume of shape A = the volume of shape B

Calculate the height of shape B.

........................................................... cm

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q63.

(a) Write + as a single fraction in its simplest form.

...........................................................
(3)

(b) Simplify

...........................................................
(2)

(c) Solve y+ y=5

Show clear algebraic working.

y = ...........................................................
(3)

(Total for question = 8 marks)

Q64.

(a) Factorise 2x2 − 7x + 6

...........................................................
(2)

(b) Solve
Show clear algebraic working.

m = ...........................................................
(4)

(c) Write in the form yb where b is a fraction.

...........................................................
(2)

(Total for question = 8 marks)

Q65.

(a) Solve 5(4 – x) = 7 – 3x

Show clear algebraic working.

x = ...........................................................
(3)
(b) Factorise fully 16m3g3 + 24m2g5

...........................................................
(2)
(c) (i) Factorise y – 2y – 48
2

...........................................................
(2)
(ii) Hence, solve y2 – 2y – 48 = 0

...........................................................
(1)

(Total for question = 8 marks)

Q66.

(a) Factorise y2 – 2y – 48

...........................................................
(2)

(b) Solve

e = ...........................................................
(2)

(c) Simplify fully

...........................................................
(3)

(Total for question = 7 marks)

Q67.

Here is a trapezium.

All measurements are in centimetres.

The area of the trapezium is 60 cm2

Show that 3x2 + 10x − 117 = 0

(3)
(b) Work out the value of x
Show your working clearly.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

...........................................................
(3)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q68.

Here is a hexagon.

In the diagram, all the measurements are in centimetres.

All the corners are right angles.

The area of the hexagon is 40 cm2

(a) Show that 4x2 + 9x − 47 = 0

(3)

(b) Solve 4x2 + 9x − 47 = 0

Show your working clearly.

Give your solutions correct to 3 significant figures.

...........................................................
(3)

(c) Find the length of the longest side of the hexagon.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

........................................................... cm
(2)
(Total for Question is 8 marks)
Q69.
(a) Factorise 4x2 − 1

...........................................................
(2)

(b) Solve

Show clear algebraic working.

...........................................................
(4)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q70.

The function f is such that

...........................................................
(1)
(b) Find f (x)
–1

f –1(x) = ...........................................................
(2)
The function g is such that

g(x) = 5x2 – 20x + 23

(c) Express g(x) in the form a(x – b)2 + c

...........................................................
(3)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q71.

Solve the simultaneous equations

y = 3x + 2

x2 + y2 = 20
Show clear algebraic working.

...........................................................

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q72.

Solve the simultaneous equations

Show clear algebraic working.

...........................................................

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q73.

(a) Express 7 + 12x – 3x2 in the form a + b(x + c)2 where a, b and c are integers.

...........................................................
(3)
C is the curve with equation y = 7 + 12x – 3x 2

The point A is the maximum point on C

(b) Use your answer to part (a) to write down the coordinates of A

( ................ , ................ )
(1)

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q74.

(a) Express 2x2 − 12x + 3 in the form a(x + b)2 + c where a, b and c are integers.

...........................................................
(3)
The curve C has equation y = 2(x + 4) − 12(x + 4) + 3
2

The point M is the minimum point on C

(b) Find the coordinates of M

( ................ , ................ )
(2)

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q75.

The functions f and g are defined as

f(x) = 5x2 − 10x + 7 where x ≥ 1
g(x) = 7x − 6
(a) Find fg(2)

...........................................................
(2)
(b) Express the inverse function f −1
in the form f (x) = ...
−1

f−1 (x) = ...........................................................

(4)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q76.

The function f is such that f (x) =

(a) Find f(–2)

...........................................................
(1)

The function g is such that g (x) =

(b) Find g–1(6)

...........................................................
(2)
(c) Find fg(–5)

...........................................................
(2)
(d) Solve the equation f(x) = g (x)
Show clear algebraic working.

...........................................................
(4)

(Total for question = 9 marks)

Q77.

Here is a rectangle.

Given that the area of the rectangle is less than 75 cm2

find the range of possible values of x

...........................................................
(Total for question = 5 marks)
Q78.

On the grid, show by shading the region defined by the inequalities

y>5 and y < 2x + 1 and x + y < 10

Label your region R.

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q79.

Solve the inequality 3x2 + 5 < 53

...........................................................

(Total for Question is 3 marks)

Q80.

Show, by shading on the grid, the region defined by all three of the inequalities
x≤5

y≥3

y≤x
Label your region R.

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q81.

(a) Factorise 6y2 – y – 5

...........................................................
(2)

(b) Make f the subject of

...........................................................
(3)
(c) Express 4x2 – 8x + 7 in the form a(x + b)2 + c where a, b and c are integers.

...........................................................
(3)

(Total for question = 8 marks)

Q82.

Make x the subject of the formula

...........................................................
(Total for question = 4 marks)
Q83.
Express

as a single fraction in its simplest form.

...........................................................
(Total for question = 5 marks)
Q84.

(a) Factorise 9x2 – 4y2

...........................................................
(2)

(b) Express as a single fraction in its simplest form.

...........................................................
(3)
(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q85.
Prove that the difference between two consecutive square numbers is always an odd number.
Show clear algebraic working.

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q86.
Using algebra, prove that, given any 3 consecutive whole numbers, the sum of the square of the smallest
number and the square of the largest number is always 2 more than twice the square of the middle
number.

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q87.
Prove that when the sum of the squares of any two consecutive odd numbers is divided by 8, the
remainder is always 2
Show clear algebraic working.

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q88.
Prove algebraically that the difference between the squares of any two consecutive odd numbers is
always a multiple of 8

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q89.
Here is the graph of y = x2 − 2x − 1

(a) Use the graph to solve the equation x2 − 2x − 1 = 2

...........................................................
(2)

The equation x2 + 5x − 7 = 0 can be solved by finding the points of intersection of the line y = ax + b with
the graph of y = x2 − 2x − 1

(b) Find the value of a and the value of b.

a = ...........................................................

b = ...........................................................
(2)

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q90.

(a) Complete the table of values for y = x2 – 5x + 6

(1)
(b) On the grid, draw the graph of y = x2 – 5x + 6 for 0 ≤ x ≤ 5

(2)
(c) By drawing a suitable straight line on the grid, find estimates for the solutions of the equation

x2 – 5x = x – 7

(3)
(Total for question = 6 marks)
Q91. Julie asked 50 children how many exercise sessions they each took part in last month.
The table shows information about her results.

Calculate an estimate for the total number of exercise sessions the children took part in last month.

...........................................................
(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q92.
The table shows information about the amount of money, in dollars, spent in a shop in
one day by 80 people.

Work out an estimate for the total amount of money spent in the shop that day.

............................... dollars

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q93.
The table gives information about the speeds, in kilometres per hour, of 80 motorbikes as each pass
under a bridge.

(a) Write down the modal class.

...........................................................
(1)
(b) Work out an estimate for the mean speed of the motorbikes as they pass under the bridge. Give your
answer correct to 3
significant figures.

........................................................... kilometres per hour

(4)
(Total for question = 5 marks)
Q94.
A total of 80 men and women took part in a race.
The cumulative frequency graph gives information about the times, in minutes, they took
for the race.

(a) Use the graph to find an estimate for the interquartile range.

........................................................... minutes
(2)
60% of the men took 50 minutes or less for the race.
No women took 50 minutes or less for the race.

(b) Work out an estimate for the number of men who took part in the race.

...........................................................
(3)

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q95.

The table gives information about the times, in minutes, taken by 80 customers to do their shopping in a
supermarket.

(a) Complete the cumulative frequency table.

(1)
(b) On the grid below, draw a cumulative frequency graph for your table.
 (2)
(c) Use your graph to find an estimate for the median time taken.

........................................................... minutes
(1)
One of the 80 customers is chosen at random.

(d) Use your graph to find an estimate for the probability that the time taken by this customer was more
than 42 minutes.

...........................................................
(2)
(Total for question = 6 marks)
Q96.

The cumulative frequency graph gives information about the times, in seconds, that 80 adults took to log
in to an online bank.

(a) Find an estimate for the median time.

........................................................... seconds
(1)
(b) Work out the percentage of these adults that took longer than 50 seconds to log in.
Show your working clearly.

........................................................... %
(3)

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q97.

Parveen travels to school either by bicycle or by bus.

The probability that, on any day, she will travel by bicycle is 0.7
When she travels by bicycle, the probability that she will be late for school is 0.2
When she travels by bus, the probability that she will be late for school is 0.1
(a) Calculate the probability that, on a randomly chosen day, Parveen will travel by bus
and be late for school.

...........................................................
(2)
(b) Calculate the probability that, on a randomly chosen day, Parveen will not be late for
school.

...........................................................
(3)

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q98.

Peter and John play two games of badminton against each other.
For each game, the probability that Peter wins is 0.15
(a) Complete the probability tree diagram.

(3)

(b) Calculate the probability that Peter wins both games.

..............................................................
(2)

(Total for question = 5 marks)